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50 Heller Ober-Wölbling
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Ober-Wölbling (Market Town of Ober-Wölbling) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on plain cream paper in a letterpress style typical of Austrian Notgeld issues. At upper centre, a Gothic-script heading reads 'Kassenschein der Marktgemeinde Ober-Wölbling', flanked by ornate Art Nouveau torch and scroll vignettes at left and right margins. The denomination '50 Heller' is set within a large decorative cartouche at centre-left, beside a finely drawn vignette of the local church and market buildings; below the design, a guarantee text and three facsimile signatures of municipal officials — the Vicebürgermeister, Bürgermeister, and geschäftsführende Gemeinderat — are printed in script. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in black letterpress on plain cream paper, with text set in Gothic (Fraktur) script throughout. At upper right, 'Serie 3' identifies the series; below, a centred heading repeats the full denomination and issuer name, followed by a paragraph stating the note's acceptance and redemption terms (accepted until 31 December 1920, redeemable in legal tender between 16 and 31 December 1920), a counterfeit warning, and the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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Ober-Wölbling is a small market commune in Lower Austria, and this 50 Heller note is a product of the Notgeld wave that swept Austrian municipalities between 1919 and 1921 — a direct consequence of the postwar coin shortage that left small transactions nearly impossible to conduct. The printing was handled locally by the Buchdruckerei Herzogenburg, a press serving the Herzogenburg district, which kept costs low and turnaround fast for the dozens of communes placing similar orders across Lower Austria.
The Jaksc/Pick reference JPR0698h places this within a documented series for Ober-Wölbling, suggesting multiple denominations were issued simultaneously.